Problem Solving
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cambridge requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 9 | 9 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +6 | +7 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 31 | 20 | 14 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cambridge | 14.69% | 11.49% | 7.37% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 15.98% | 12.50% | 8.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 11 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £331 | £120 |
| 25th Percentile | £372 | £375 | £195 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £406 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.92% | -4.47% | +13.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £580 | £554 | £531 |
| 90th Percentile | £642 | £638 | £628 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £463 | £425 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.82% | - | -2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £41.12 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £17.13 | £65.00 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £17.25 | £75.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -77.00% | +150.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £17.38 | £77.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £84.50 |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate | £37.50 | £16.23 | £14.16 |
| % change year-on-year | +131.05% | +14.62% | +3.66% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Cambridge
Problem-Solving falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Cambridge.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 194 | 160 | 166 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge | 91.94% | 91.95% | 87.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 90 | 77 | 83 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £283 | £203 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £340 | £394 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £454 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.54% | -4.42% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £560 | £555 |
| 90th Percentile | £676 | £638 | £608 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £488 | £480 | £480 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | +0.10% | +0.95% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 10 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £23.00 | £17.08 | £17.01 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.16 | £19.14 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £25.46 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +37.50% | +27.28% | -50.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.85 | £62.19 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.50 | £75.00 | £77.50 |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate | £16.00 | £16.23 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.42% | +8.20% | -3.23% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
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Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Problem-Solving.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cambridge
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Cambridge over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Problem-Solving.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
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